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Caucasus Press Review

Caucasus domestic and foreign political events in the local press (June 23-29)

World press on EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (June 27, 2014)

 World press on EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (June 27, 2014)"Ukraine signs landmark accord with E.U." is an article which appeared today in the Washington Post. "Russia has said that it views the expansion of E.U. ties to its …

Much ado about nothing

Dmitry Kiselev’s statement become top issue of the month in Armenia

Lavrov flies to Baku to revive Nagorno-Karabakh settlement

Lavrov flies to Baku to revive Nagorno-Karabakh settlement

An official visit to Azerbaijan by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, starts today. During the visit Lavrov will hold talks with his Azerbaijani colleague Elmar Mamedjarov and meet President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Review of Azerbaijani press  (9 - 16 June, 2014)

Review of Azerbaijani press (9 - 16 June, 2014)

Azerbaijani-Russian relations, the visit of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to Baku and the prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Eurasian Union were the main topics of the last week in the Azerbaijani press.Particular attention was paid to Barroso's visit to Azerbaijan. This visit acquires an important character in the light of talks on cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EAEC."Azerbaijan expects maximum rapprochement with the European Union.

Barroso's trip

Barroso's trip

President of European Commission will break unofficial rule of Western diplomats

Azerbaijani press review, June 2-9

Azerbaijani press review, June 2-9

The meeting of heads of Turkic-speaking countries in Bodrum, as well as a noticeable warming in Russian-Azerbaijani relations in the light of bilateral visits by senior officials of both countries were the main topics of the outgoing week in the Azerbaijani media. Much attention is paid to the upcoming visits to Azerbaijan by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Commission Russia - Azerbaijan, Dmitry Rogozin, which will be held this month.

Azerbaijan and Russia to enhance mutual ties

Azerbaijan and Russia to enhance mutual ties

Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexey Ulyukayev has just visited Azerbaijan. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin are also scheduled to pay a visit to the Caucasian country soon.According to Vladimir Yevseyev, the head of the Caucasus Department of the CIS Institute, these visits show that bilateral cooperation between the two countries is developing successfully.

Overview of Azerbaijani media for May 27 - June 2

Overview of Azerbaijani media for May 27 - June 2

Overview of Azerbaijani media for May 27 - June 2The creation of the Eurasian Economic Union, relations between Azerbaijan and other countries of the new alliance, especially with Russia, as well as regional political developments were at the center of last week's news. The media attention focused not as much on the Union itself as on the situation with Armenia, which has offered to sign a treaty of accession to the newly created Eurasian Economic Union by June 15 of this year.

Sergey Markov on Azerbaijan's possible accession to Eurasian Union

Sergey Markov on Azerbaijan's possible accession to Eurasian Union

Russian political analyst, the head of the international cooperation committee of Russia's Public Chamber and the director of the Political Research Institute, Sergey Markov, talks about the prospects of Eurasian integration and Azerbaijan's possible entrance to the Eurasian Union.

Kazakhstan wants to become financial center of Eurasian Union

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said at a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council that Almaty should be the financial center of the Eurasian Economic Union, ITAR-TASS reports.He reminded that Almaty will headquarter the supranational structure for regulation of financial markets of the Eurasian Union. The Eurasian Economic Commission will have headquarters in Moscow and the Eurasian Court in Minsk.